Iowa ill equipped in nuclear emergency says FEMA examiners
FEMA says Iowa lacks enough staff to run the state EOC and cover a forward location during a nuclear plant emergency. The Cordova simulated exercise at Quad Cities highlighted deficiencies in disaster services staffing and spokesperson availability. Weak links could trigger NRC license action if not corrected. Iowa plans further drills at Palo and improvements ahead of a third exercise.
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Palo
AWACS Jets Leave for Egypt in U S Deployment
The United States sent two AWACS radar planes to Egypt as part of a temporary demonstration of U S ability to move military forces quickly into the region. The move accompanies planned B 52 deployments and ties to Bright Star joint U S Egyptian maneuvers in November.
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Saudi Arabia
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Sudan
Tinker Air Force Base
Okla
House Rejects Reagan Saudi AWACS Sale 301-111 Vote
The House defeated the 8.5 billion Saudi arms package vetoing the Reagan administration plan. The package covers missiles and fuel tanks for F-15s, eight aerial tankers and five AWACS planes. Senate action looms as both houses must block to stop the deal.
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Iowa Beef plant land wards off farm ownership ban
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says laws preventing corporate land ownership won t block Iowa Beef Processors from owning 1500 acres near a proposed hog plant. The firm plans a 4 million hogs per year operation with 130 acres for the plant and 100 for lagoons, near Stanwood or Low Moor, Iowa, with water treated via lagoons for crop irrigation and disposal to protect water supplies.
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Iowa Beef
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Low Moor
Department of Environmental Quality
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to UN Refugee Commission
The 1981 Nobel Peace Prize goes to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for its work aiding millions displaced worldwide. The Oslo committee cited major efforts amid political difficulties and a growing refugee crisis spanning Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and Vietnam.
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Jakob Sveredrup
Prisoners to Work on Iowa Roads and Bridges
Iowa prison inmates may soon paint bridges clear brush and perform maintenance for the Department of Transportation and county road departments. IDOT deputy director Robert Given says projects near prisons will be sought and counties contacted for suitable work. Officials note inmates have not previously worked on roads in Iowa, though they have labored for the Conservation Commission.
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When You Buy Something for a Song Look for the Accompaniment
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